“Knowing something is not as good as liking it. Liking something is not as good as rejoicing in it.”

“Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.

“The myriad things are complete in us. There is no greater joy than to reflect on ourselves and become sincere.

“The ultimate happiness is doing nothing.”

“Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.”

“What does ‘happy’ mean? Happiness is not a state like Vermont.”

“Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.”

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”

“If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.”

“When a thoughtful human being has overcome incentives to vice and is aware of having done his bitter duty, he finds himself in a state that could be called happiness, a state of contentment and peace of mind in which virtue is its own reward.”

“The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.”

“A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?

“Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.”

“Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling, enduring, and accomplishing.”

“Happiness is a habit – cultivate it.”

“Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.”

“Success is not the key to happiness, happiness is the key to success.”